Carlos Mendes
Plant Production Manager - Automotive
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Profile
Production leader with 12+ years in automotive assembly and component manufacturing. Drives safety, quality and throughput with lean methods, TPM and data-driven problem solving, and leads shift teams of 300+.
Milestones →
2013Graduate TraineeFoundry & CNC
2015Production EngineerBody shop
2020Production ManagerTier-1 plant
NextPlant ManagerFull site P&L
Production Line
2020–Now
ROLEPlant Production Manager
Vertex Auto Components · City, Country
- Raised OEE from 68% to 84% with TPM and SMED, adding 22k units of annual capacity.
2015–2020
ROLEProduction Engineer - Body Shop
Northline Motors · City, Country
- Launched 2 new vehicle programmes and validated 64 robotic weld cells.
2013–2015
ROLEGraduate Engineer Trainee
Precision Castings Ltd · City, Country
- Introduced SPC charts on 12 CNC lines, cutting scrap by 18%.
2009–2013
EDUCATIONB.E., Mechanical & Automobile Engineering
Sample Institute of Engineering · First Class · Formula student team
Expertise
Production
Assembly lines, Body shop, CNC machining, Robotics
Lean & Quality
TPM, SMED, Kaizen, 8D, PPAP / APQP
Safety
ISO 45001, LOTO, Risk assessment, 5S
Certifications
2019 · Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
2018 · IATF 16949 Internal Auditor
2017 · NEBOSH International General Certificate